Big Spruce Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Baddeck,
Nova Scotia,
Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Big Spruce Brewing
Contact
64 Yankee Line Rd, Baddeck, B0E 1B0, Canada
Description
A blurry picture of a sweet little farmhouse popped up on their computer screen. They smiled. A few short weeks later Melanie and Jeremy White were standing at the bottom of a curving drive, somewhat stunned to realise they had just bought over 100 acres of pristine Cape Breton farmland. Perched on a southern slope facing the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Bras D'Or Lake, a hopyard was planted, and the land was certified organic. Water naturally rich in minerals was perfect for brewing. Construction began.
Ten years later, Big Spruce Brewing is focused on creating exceptional ingredient-driven beer. All of our ales and lagers are brewed with organic grain & hops, and we continually strive to keep giving you the perfect pint, every time.
Ten years later, Big Spruce Brewing is focused on creating exceptional ingredient-driven beer. All of our ales and lagers are brewed with organic grain & hops, and we continually strive to keep giving you the perfect pint, every time.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Slightly hazy amber body with fluffy white head with ample lacing. Punchy nose with citrus fruit and sweet malt. Solid, complex hoppiness with citrus, tropical fruit and some resin in a nice blend. The sweet malt is a great background. A small brewery with a talent for IPAs as well as other styles.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2025
at 00:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
473mL can. Pours hazy gold with a white head. Bright pine, caramelized orange peels on the nose. Flavour has bitter orange peels, pine, some dirty dankness, and a solid malt base. Pretty solid IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Aug 2025
at 23:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
On tap at Battery Park Beer Bar. Pours clear gold with a white head. Lots of cracker malts and crisp grassy hops on the nose. Flavour has more of the same, dry grass, cracker malts, very crisp. Crisp and clean, well done.
Tried
from Draft
at
Battery Park Beer Bar
on 10 Aug 2025
at 22:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
A 473ml can from NSLC in Inverness. Poured into a pint glass on the Cabot trail in Inginish Beach. A very well balanced IPA with citrus & Simicoe hops. Excellent.
Tried
from Can
on 05 May 2025
at 20:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
A 473ml can from NSLC Inverness. Abv 6.8. A enjoyable Black IPA with citrus hops
Tried
from Can
on 05 May 2025
at 20:12
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask days 2015. Huge green hop cone aroma. Subtle pine, little citrus. Zero balance, not much in malts. As it warms it gets greener, to the point of chewing on a hop cone. Medium bitterness, green, grassy, hop oil finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can: Poured a golden color ale with a large white foamy head with OK retention and some lacing. Aroma of sweet Belgian malt notes with some light yeasty notes and some alcohol notes. Taste is a mix of sweet belgian malt notes with some light yeasty notes with some alcohol notes. Body is full for style with good carbonation. Enjoyable but lacking some attenuation and also a bit too much alcohol is showing.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Feb 2025
at 21:02
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
8/II/25 - 1Pt. can @ home, BB: n/a, produced: III/7/24, 1163B, 1164B (2025-127) Thanks to Thomas VP for sharing the can!
Little cloudy orange beer, creamy off-white head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: very floral, soapy, a bit piny, some citrus, grapefruit, resinous notes. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty bitter up front, resinous, floral, a bit soapy, more resinous hops. Aftertaste: pretty resinous, bitter, a bit medicinal, hoppy.
Little cloudy orange beer, creamy off-white head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: very floral, soapy, a bit piny, some citrus, grapefruit, resinous notes. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty bitter up front, resinous, floral, a bit soapy, more resinous hops. Aftertaste: pretty resinous, bitter, a bit medicinal, hoppy.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Feb 2025
at 17:30
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
473mL can, pours a cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma has tequila barrels, orange piths, and some wheatiness. Flavour is full of pithy orange juice, tequila barrels, and a touch of salt. A bit murky and pithy, but nice tequila character.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jan 2025
at 07:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy, pale. No head. Light tequila accent, some citrus, wheaty, light tartness. Salty. Decent.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2025
at 07:38